I estimate marler will join crusaders

[Umaga's Witness]

Just putting it out there. Marler is retired as I understand, and crusaders need more loosies after injuries.

Robertson mentioned someone experienced is coming from overseas.

I'm guessing robertson could and would want to convince marler to join the crusaders for the rest of the season.

So it will happen

 

[Umaga's Witness]

I was about to put in my prediction that leicester faingaanuku was going to go overseas, but that news has now just come out.

I had guessed it would be the case because the crusaders signed aumua, primarily a midfielder, citing his versatility. The crusaders already have plenty of top midfielders, and we all knew leicester was considering overseas offers. So it seemed maybe aumua was a leicester substitute.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

...Joe Marler?

 

[Which Tyler]

I'm confused

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Yeah he's.... Not retired?

 

[Umaga's Witness]

Yeah he's.... Not retired?

Oh. I thought it was his last season, just finishing up. I can't keep up, he talks about retiring all the time.

I now see he has signed a contract extension with harlequins.

Never mind then.

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Oh. I thought it was his last season, just finishing up.

Never mind then.

He's got at least one more in his new contract.

Tbh the bloke doesn't even like going to England camp because it's away from home, he is defo not going to NZ

 

[Umaga's Witness]

Shame, would have been fun.

My next guess is, as they are short on tightheads too and tamaiti Williams can switch to loosehead... Charlie faumuina.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Jeff Toomaga-Allen, maybe?
He's left Ulster and don't think he's announced where he's going

 

[Umaga's Witness]

Can't be faumuina, as razor suggested he'd be in camp soon and I didn't realise top 14 still has several weeks left

 

[Umaga's Witness]

this is what razor said

"I can't tell you who it is because he hasn't arrived or anything, we haven't signed it off. He's played a lot of footy, and he's come from overseas, he knows his way around a rugby field"

 

[Umaga's Witness]

Turns out it was John afoa. The fug.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Completely forgot he was still playing! Thought he'd retired and was Bristol's scrum coach, rather than leaving for France